Joined by Gov. Larry Hogan and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Cordish Companies CEO David Cordish (third from right) raises his arms after flicking the switch to "activate" Spark, January 2016.

(Photo by Stephen Babcock)

The end of the year is a time to think about what’s next for 2017, but it’s also worth reflecting on how we got here. We’re looking back at some of the themes that kept coming up in our coverage of Baltimore’s tech community in 2016. See the full list of 2016 trends here.